Heathrow Airport 1 hr 10
Tilbury Fort (33 min) Riverside fort built to protect London, with bastions, moats and a magazine house, plus a gift shop. Upnor Castle (13 min) Fort with tranquil grounds adjoining a riverside village with coin rubbing and canon firing. Lullingstone Roman Villa (24 min) Roman villa, archaeological excavation, ruins, history, and garden Rochester Castle (13 min) Landmark 11th century Norman castle with large keep giving views over the River Medway, plus tours. Diggerland Kent (10 min) Playful amusement park featuring life-sized diggers, excavators & more for kids & adults to operate. National Trust - Knole (34 min) Huge country house with a host of architectural styles, lavish interiors and 26-acre walled garden. National Trust - Ightham Mote (27 min) Unique mansion that has been remodelled over 700 years with a Jacobean staircase and Tudor facade. Jeskyns Community Woodland (3 min) Shorne Woods Country Park (5 min) Visitor centre, cafe and marked paths in 288 acres of woodlands, lakes, wetlands and meadows. Dickens World (14 min) State-of-the-art animatronics, a 4D cinema and Victorian recreations expand on the work of Dickens. Mote Park (24 min) Large park with woodland play area, BMX track, pitch and putt course, skate park, lake and cafe. Guildhall Museum (12 min) This 1687 building houses a museum of local history & a number of rooms preserved in original style. Rochester Cathedral (13 min) Norman building with a Romanesque facade, a 14th-century library door and daily CofE services. Kent Life (17 min) Farming history, tractors and play areas, plus activities and a cafe within 28 acres of countryside. The Historic Dockyard Chatham (14 min) Historic Royal Navy warships and shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum. |